First of all let me say that I have lived in downtown Miami on and off for the past 11 years. Overtown is Overtown, one day it will be a great area but NOT in 2007. So for all the people who are complaining about the area and claim to be so worthly my advice is to do your research before you go.
I went to Karu & Y and had a wonderful night at the Y lounge, so this review is for the lounge part ONLY. The drink selection was great and the drinks were made right, the bartender was very friendly and although it got very crowded we were able to keep ordering drinks through out the night. The patio section is very nice and they had a fashion show with very interesting costumes. There were beautiful people all over and the music wasn't too loud.
Next week will be my business partner's birthday and so I began asking my friends who had dined at Karu, and they all were very dissapointed with the food. That is the reason why I went on line and decided to check out these reviews. We had plan to take my business partner out for dinner at Karu, she is a wonderful person and we were prepared to spend any amount of money for a great evening.
Needless to say that after reading the 20+ reviews we are going to pass. I own an Apartment Finding Agency / Realty office, and I am the Manager as well. If I was reading reviews such as these about my place of business I would do what ever it took to make it better .... So, is a Manager or anyone for that matter listening to all of these reviews at Karu???
We will go to a different Restaurant this weekend and I will keep checking these reviews, and talking to people who dine there, to see if it improves.
I plan to keep enjoying the Y lounge until then. But word of advice to the owner and manager of Karu, people do read these sites and they do decide whether to go or NOT go based on these reviews.
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